{
  "id": 6725283,
  "title": "Russian strike on Kyiv damages nine-story apartment building, leaves several injured",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/russian-strike-on-kyiv-damages-nine-story-apartment-building-leaves",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T07:22:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/11/russian-strike-on-kyiv-damages-nine-story-apartment-building-leaves-several-injured"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 11, Russian forces targeted Kyiv, damaging a nine-story apartment building in the Dniprovskyi district. The assault ignited a blaze within the structure, resulting in eight injuries, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration. The Ukrainian Air Force asserted that Russia launched 161 drones against Ukraine the previous night, successfully neutralizing 138 of them, alongside a small cruise missile called \"Banderol.\" Meanwhile, Russia's Defense Ministry reported that the strikes struck data centers in Kyiv and the Khmelnytskyi and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as port infrastructure facilities and vessels with military cargo in the Odesa region.\n\nIn early September, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a brief suspension of strikes on Kyiv, coinciding with the visit of American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to both capitals. President Volodymyr Zelensky countered by vowing that Ukraine would maintain the \"normal functioning of Russian airspace\" to ensure safe passage for American negotiators. Russia's aggression resumed as early as September 8. Meduza, the news outlet behind this report, remains committed to transparency regarding its use of artificial intelligence in its newsroom. The article was authored by a human journalist and translated from Russian using an AI model adhering to Meduza’s stringent editorial guidelines. Each draft undergoes a review by a Meduza editor before publication. For any inaccuracies in the translation, readers are encouraged to contact reports@meduza.io. To access Meduza’s exclusive English content, a subscription to their newsletter is required.",
  "summary": "Russian forces struck Kyiv, damaging a nine-story residential building in the Ukrainian capital’s Dniprovskyi district.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Photos capture the aftermath of a Russian strike on a Kyiv high-rise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/photos-capture-the-aftermath-of-a-russian-strike-on-a-kyiv-high-rise",
        "published": "2026-09-11T07:09:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Ukrainian drones strike multiple Russian regions, hitting Ozon warehouse and residential building. Casualties reported.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ukrainian-drones-strike-multiple-russian-regions-hitting-ozon",
        "published": "2026-09-11T07:32:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski arrives in Kyiv as Russian drones attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/polish-foreign-minister-sikorski-arrives-in-kyiv-as-russian-drones",
        "published": "2026-09-11T08:03:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "Russian Drones Hit 2 Kyiv Gas Stations, Injuring 4 Civilians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/russian-drones-hit-2-kyiv-gas-stations-injuring-4-civilians",
        "published": "2026-09-11T08:13:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian forces attack humanitarian aid warehouses in Odesa region; two injured reported",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/russian-forces-attack-humanitarian-aid-warehouses-in-odesa-region-two",
        "published": "2026-09-11T08:20:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Russian drones target Kyiv gas stations, aiming to rattle civilians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/russian-drones-target-kyiv-gas-stations-aiming-to-rattle-civilians",
        "published": "2026-09-11T09:45:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}